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Speaking at the event, President of the UN General Assembly Tijjani Muhammad Bande applauded ASEAN’s key role in maintaining peace, stability, and prosperity in the region.  He expressed his wish to further enhance close cooperation between ASEAN and the UN in various fields such as peacekeeping, counterterrorism, natural disaster mitigation, climate change, protection of laborers, gender equality, and children’s rights. … [Read more...] about ASEAN foundation day observed abroad

For ASEAN, accepting Vietnam as its seventh member helped speed up the expansion of the bloc, eventually to all the 10 regional countries, thus consolidating peace and stability in a region that has special geo-political and geo-economic importance as a link between the Pacific and Indian Oceans. … [Read more...] about Vietnam marks 25th anniversary of ASEAN partnership

Vientiane (VNA) - ASEAN has become one of the most successful regional organisations in the world, with a host of tangible accomplishments on many fronts, Lao Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith said in a message sent recently to the Lao people on the occasion of the 53rd founding anniversary of the bloc and the 23rd anniversary of Laos’ membership. In the message, published on the Vientiane Times on August 10, the FM said one of the most remarkable achievements in the last 53 years was the establishment of the ASEAN Community at the end of 2015. He described ASEAN as a peaceful and stable region with significant accomplishments in economic cooperation that has helped the bloc integrate into the regional and global economy and contribute to promoting socio-economic development and improving people’s living standards. ASEAN’s achievements have been widely recognised, in particular its central role, leadership role and consensus, he went on. In 2020, ASEAN and many … [Read more...] about Lao FM praises ASEAN as successful regional organisation

Hanoi (VNA) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed his confidence that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. Recovering from the coronavirus crisis “appears to be a daunting task,” Duterte said in a message to mark the bloc’s 53rd founding anniversary on August 8, adding that “but if pursued with friends, the burden is shared and transformed into an opportunity to create a more resilient Southeast Asian region.” “We are confident that the ASEAN way of partnership and mutual aid will help us overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and move forward with our community-building endeavors,” the President added. He said with a deeper sense of common purpose, the regional bloc will continue to work together as one and strengthen partnerships with friends within and outside the region. Though challenges remain, ASEAN’s commitment to community-building has never been stronger, … [Read more...] about Philippine President confident ASEAN will overcome COVID-19